Key Types of Bonding in Chemistry

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Hydrogen Bonding

Hydrogen bonding is a type of weak chemical bond that is formed when the slightly positive hydrogen atom of a polar covalent bond in one molecule is attracted the slightly negative atom of a polar covalent bond in another molecule. This is demonstrated below with the most commonly bonded atoms.

O is representative of a Oxygen atom and H is a Hydrogen atom. The Oxygen atom is electronegative and is the slightly negative atom and pulls the slightly positive Hydrogen atom from the other water molecule close to it but does not exchange or share electrons with one another.

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